Railroad street and road crossing



W. P. WARE` RAILROAD STREET AND ROAD CROSSING.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIS, 1921.

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APPLICATION man MAY13, 1921.

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hf/Aam Z? fare UNITED WILLIAM r. WARE, or Annnnson, WnsT VIRGTNIA.

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Specification of Letters IPatentl Patented Sept.. 6, 1921.

Application led May 13, 1921.l Serial No. 469,251.

and useful Improvements in Railroad Street and Road Crossings, of which the following is a specification.

e'present invention relates to railroad construction, and more highway intersections.

An object of the present invention `is to provide a crossing of this type which is durable and which does not require frequent repair and is not subject to objections as to pockets, projections and other portions with which the feet, wheels and other objects may be caught.

Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad crossing of this type ywherein the ballast or filling placed between the rails7 ties and other parts of they structure may be maintained compact and held from disintegration incident to the passage of road vehicles thereover. v

' The invention further aims at the provision of an improved approach plate adapted not only to maintain the ballast but to also facilitate transportation over the cross ing and to prevent animals from slipping in y approaching 'the track, particularly when the parts are coated with snow and ice.y

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel form of guard rail which may be interlocked with the main line rail and which depends in part upon the main' railfor sustaining the guard rail'in a definite fixed position with respect vto the main rail.

Thisy object also embraces features of sup` port for the main rail which are adapted to accommodate light and heavy rails accordto wearingdown of the main rails.

The above and variousother objects and advantages of this invention will be in part described in and in part understood from `ing to substitution and replacement incident the following detailed description `of the presentv preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawin s wherein g igure 1 isa top plan view of a railroad street and road crossing constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section taken through thesame .at one main rail.

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:on the guard or main rails.

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary top plan view of a` portion ofl the guard rail showing the means for 'accommodating rails of different weights for interlocking engagement with the guard rail.

ig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged side elevation of the end of the guard rail interlockedwith the main rail, and showing a cross` pla-te in `assembly therewith. particularly to the 1 construction of railroads at street and public their relative positions kready to 'be assembled uponthe opposite sides of a main rail, and

l Fig. 6 is a detail perspective viewof one endof a cross plate, showing the interlocln ing tongue for engagement beneath the main Referring to the drawings by' numerals, 10 and 11 designate main line rails ofusual construction having a vertical web portion `12 and a base portionl. At the inner sides of the `rails10 and 11 and at street or highway intersections are disposed guard rails 14, 'best shown in Fig. 2. Each guard rail 14 comprises an upstanding web portion 15 having. a head or ball on its upper edge eX- tending a height substantially one-half inch below the horizontal plane ofthe ball of the main rail 10. The header ball of the guard rail has a sloping or diagonal face 16 disposed oppositely from the main rail 10 and adapted to ward ofi' obstacles coming in contact with the guard rail and prevent catching or hooking of such articles either The web 15is provided at itsv lower edge portion with a plurality of suitably spaced apart supporting plates 17 `Which'project in the direction of the rail 10 and which are adapted to extend therebeneath for supporting the main rail and also for'interlocking the guard rail thereto. The web 15 of the guard rail is also `provided at its ends constituting the terminals of the guard rail at `opposite sides of the crossing, 4with inwardly flanged wings or web portionsl'S projecting over the base 13 of the main rail and having an upperedge portion laterally enlarged 'and merging outof the ball or head of the guard rail. The upper edge portion of the web 18 is beveled downwardlyas at 19 from the top of thef'guardrail to form an inclined defleetingy and supporting surface such as 1s shown to advantage at Fi 4. Each plate 17 is adapted to rest upon the 1 upper face of la tie 20 andbesecured thereto by spikes. The free ends of the plates 17 project beyond the remote edge of the base 13 of the main rail "suiliciently' to expose a spike opening 2l for .the .reception of a spike 22 when a like rail is installed and for exposing anouter spike opening 23 to receive thespike 22v when a heavier rail is .the outer sides of the guard rails. Eachfoot 24 Aisyprovided wvith a single spike opening 251 adjacent thebase -ofthe Web 15 and is provided with a pair of spaced ,j apart spike openings-.26 near the outer edge "portion of the foot. `By meansof this'arrangement the ffoot24 is vmaintained from breaking off at its juncture with the web 175 and at the same :atimethe guardrail is effectively maintained in interlocking engagement with the main rail. l f

Ateach l,end of the crossing'there is proyvidedacross plate 27 Which -iszarranged lat xan inclination"corresponding to the angle l"of the beveled edge 19 at Athe -end of the guard rail,-and the'ends of the cross plate 27 -rare-adaptedfto rest and be supported upon the ends ofthe oppositegiiard rails and held thereto by spikes 28 which are driven `through the outer flange 29 of the plate 27 and into an-adjacent-tie 20. From Fig. 4 it `Willbe noted that the flange 29 constitutes the lower or outer edge of the plate 27 and ythat the flange is substantially horizontal to lie-.flat upon the, upper face of the tie. The ilange'29, as shown in Fig. "6 is pror lvided with any desiredA number -of spike` receiving openings 30 `through which spikes ymaybeidriven"foranchoring the cross plate in position.

The crossing A is i provided at opposite sides -iv'ith approach plates located atV fthe i outer `sides of the'main rails 10f'and 11, and each approach iplate comprises :la relatively flat fbody-portionfl havingon .its outer "edge a :baserflange'-32fadapted=1=to extendlacross the Y ties 20andbe-fsecured thereto-by Vspikes in fthe manner -of securing the' cross plate 27.

. The-body portionI 31 riseseat-a suitable inlclination'toward the itopfo'f thenmain y'rail 10 Sand .terminates iin yclosely spaced relation @thereto andia't la :suitable point below the planerof the^treadthereof The upperl face of -the approach plate 31-` is provided with one or more .longitudinal extending grooves :rserratiens 33 with-Whichftheffeet =of draft anixnal'svandsthe like may engage to prevent plate-which is us yby use of the tongues 37.

slipping when approaching the crossing. The approach plate 31 'is provided upon its under side with a plurality of depending webs 34 terminating at their lower ends in tongues 3.5 projecting inwardly from the flange 32 beneath thewebs 34 and extending beyond the latter forinterlocking engagement beneath the-base 13 of the main rail.

l1`he inner lower corners of the Webs 34 are l recessed as at 36 for the reception of the adjacent longitudinal edge portion ofthe base 13 so that the approach plate yissuppoited not only upon the ties 20 but alsoupon-the base ofthe main rail.

From Fig. l6 itv vvillbe noted thatthe cross 'ed' between the 'main railsis provided With a tongue 37 Vand such tongue formation is upon opposite ends of the Across as to interlock the latter'beneathithe plate so base vof the rail and not only hold the cross plate to the tie 2O byV thespikes128 but .also

- The structure Nthus described afterfinstallalast and the usual road covering so last-espro- -vide a relatively 'smooth and .uninterrupted crossing lwhich cannot clog 4up the :spaces between-the guard and main rails; At the vtion is packedin the usual manneriW-ith b'al-4k saine time: the cross plates 27are soiarr'anged `and sloped that brakemen and other employees Working lon the rtracksI cannot interlock their feet VWiththe guard rails and other parts ofthe crossing as has been the case heretofore.

It is of course understood Vthat iv-.arious changes and .modifications `may-be made in the details of constructionand design offthe .above lspecifically described 4eiiibodiinent without departing Afrom the spirit =of-this invention', such changes and modifications being restricted only by the iscope of-fthefollowing claims. l f

What is claimed ist,

1. 1n .a railroad street crossing-'thecombi-ik nationwith the main rails,. guard railsar- 'ranged at the inner sides thereof, crossfplates arranged kbetween' the "main rails at opposite Nends' of the guardrals, andfappr'oach plates disposed-at oppositesides of the crossing andi at the outer sides'of themain rails.

2. Ina railroad street crossing; the combination with the main rails-guard rrailsfinterlocked withl the, main railswan'd arranged -at the innersideswthereof and .'having'out- Wardly --slopingv :end anges, cross V*plates arranged between the main rails andfseatedfat their under sides upon said flanges,'andap .nroach plates 4located, at opposite 4sidesl ofthe rails, said approach plates having interlocking'portions engagingithe baseflangeso'f the 4main `rails :and having ytie engaging; portions at their outer ends.` y

v 3. 'A railroad street crossing comprising.' a pairlof guard rails adapted 'for .lllllckl crossing Tand-"atfthe outer :sides ofthe main i ing engagement at the inner sides of the main rails, cross plates adapted to loe seated on the opposite ends of the guard rails and having interlocking tongues for engagement with the main rails7 and approach plates provided With interlocking portions adapted to engage the outer sides of the main rails :for uniting the main rails7 the guard rails and the approach plates in a unitary structure with the cross plates.

l. A railroad street crossing comprising a pair of guard rails adapted t0 be placed at the inner sides or' the main rails and having outstanding plates at their lower ends adapted to engage beneath the main rails and having foot pieces extending inwardly for attaching the guard rails to ties, cross plates interlocled With the main rails across the ends of the guard rails for inolosing the space therebetween, and approach plates adapted to he nterlocked With the outer sides of the main rails for Warding o olojects from Contact with the main rails.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

WILLIAM l). WARE. 

